YBL Dates are June 9-18, 2025
At Asbury, we want to help your church take the next step in its faithfulness and effectiveness.
EquipU is a ministry training program out of Asbury University’s Youth Becoming Leaders Institute (YBL) that will give you and your church leaders hands-on help with your church or ministry group to begin to take action steps, right now, to improve your ministry leadership. Workshops are designed for pastors and church ministry leaders , church leadership teams, youth pastors and youth volunteer leaders, and student leadership teams.
These customizable workshops will give you tools to start making effective changes in our rapidly transforming world to best understand, reach, serve, and love people in your context.
Workshop topics include:
EquipU wants to help churches and ministries see, value, and empower young people into Christian leadership in their own context. This can help pastors, church leaders, student leaders, youth ministry volunteers, or youth ministry professionals adapt their ministry to the changing world.
EquipU
(859) 858-5393
ybl@asbury.edu
This training will give you hands-on help with your church to begin to take action steps today to improve your ministry leadership. These customizable workshops will give you tools to start making effective changes in our rapidly transforming world to best understand, reach, serve, and love people in your context. EquipU can help pastors, church leadership teams, church volunteers, and church boards adapt your ministry to the changing world and prioritize ministry to the Next Generation.
This training will give you hands-on help with your group to begin to take action steps today to improve your ministry leadership. These customizable workshops will give you tools to start making effective changes in our rapidly transforming world to best understand, reach, serve, and love young people in your context. EquipU can help student leaders, youth ministry volunteers, or youth ministry professionals adapt ministry to the changing world.
Equipping leaders to inspire and transform others in Christ
“I have been a youth pastor for 40 years. I cannot think of a more insightful hour and a half then our time with Brian. Everyone there was blessed, felt encouraged, but also had some concrete tools to leave with. I would recommend this to anyone who wants their student ministry to be effective and RELEVANT.”
Caleigh Smith is the Assistant Professor of Youth Ministry at Asbury University, the Director of Youth Becoming Leaders: High School Christian Leadership and Global Transformation Institute, and a coach with Forged: Youth Ministry Coaching Program. She received a BA in Youth Ministry from Asbury University and an MA in Youth Ministry from Austin Seminary. Caleigh has been pursuing God’s call to youth ministry since middle school, and she is passionate about training both staff and volunteers in the field of youth ministry. Caleigh has been married to her husband Trevor for 9 years.
Brian Hull is the Gardner Scholar and Professor of Pastoral and Christian Ministries at Asbury University, Founder of the Youth Becoming Leaders High School Christian Leadership Institute, and Director of the Forged: Youth Ministry Coaching Program. He has his Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies from Asbury Theological Seminary. Serving in church ministry for more than 30 years, including work at the local church and denominational levels, Brian continues to preach, present and write about the church, culture, and youth ministry. He recently co-authored the book, Youth Ministry As Mission: A Conversation About Theology and Culture, with Patrick Mays. Brian is married to Carol and they have four children.
Rob Bergman is the Executive Pastor at First Church of God in Columbia City, Ind. He has served in ministry for more than twenty years in large and small churches. For the bulk of his time as a pastor he has worked in youth ministry where he is impassioned by seeing students experience the love and grace of Jesus in their lives. Rob has been married to his wife Rachel for 22 years and they have two teenage children.